Dinosaur - Cherry Hill, NJ
N 39° 55.564 W 075° 03.010
18S E 495713 N 4419552
A famous roadside attraction can be found in Cherry Hill, known to all, but forgotten in an overgrown, closed business.
Waymark Code: WMAT7D
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 02/21/2011
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This thing has been around for awhile. It first made it way onto the scene as part of a miniature golf course. That went belly yup and it was bought by a private collector which sold it where it eventually made its way to Lee's Stone & Gravel, Inc.. It overlooks Route 70 and has been rumored to have been sold again to a private collector. This dinosaur can also be found on the Smithsonian site as well.
The SIRIS site describes it as a dinosaur standing erect, walking, with neck stretched out and tail curving on the ground along its proper left side to front proper left foot. The dinosaur is painted grey with faint brown stripes. (Today, the dinosaur is painted green) There is a panel cut into the right side above the rear leg with a metal latch at the top holding it in place. The dinosaur has a small concrete pad under each foot.
The dinosaur was sculpted by William I. Tawes in 1974. An inscription on the pad under the left rear foot reads Aug/W I Tawes/74 signed. The dinosaur is made of ferro concrete which is painted and the pads are concrete. Its dimensions are approximately 9 feet 6 inches in height, 8 feet in width and 20 feet in length. It's a big sucker!
As already mentioned, there have been several owners over the years. The last owner was Herb Schoellkopf of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, as well as formerly in the collection of David C Murray and Allan J. Sidlow of 263 Pussey Road, Lincoln University, Pennsylvania 19532. Title supplied by Inventory cataloger.
The dinosaur statue was originally located at the artist's house and studio on River Road in Millington, Maryland. Joyce and Allan Sidlow bought the house from the artist's widow in 1987. In 1994, the Sidlow's sold the house, and the dinosaur statue was purchased by antiques dealer David C. Murray. In June 1994, the dinosaur was moved to its current site on a golf course in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, owned by Herb Schoellkopf. The SIRIS has not been updated to reflect its current location.